15days, 22miles and counting

15days, 22miles and counting... Wow! God is good! I have been so thankful for the ability to move, the ability to use my leg muscles, back muscles,all my muscles...I often forget that not everyone is given that blessing.

God has really been working a work in my heart in the area of healthy living. I think for a long time i wanted to lose weight for good reasons but not reasons that keep me motivated. I have time and time again embarked the journey of healthy living to find that after the first week I have hit a road block and give up and tell myself "I'll start again on Monday." And then not really do it. I knew that this time was different when after a weekend full of foolish eating choices...I actually did "start again on Monday." After all "Why not?" i said to myself.. "God is doing something in your life, in your heart right now, you are right you can't do this in your own power and strength but you can in God's"

For the last 15days I have been starting my days off with a prayer that God would be the center of all my reasons for working out, and eating right, that I would remember that he can be my strength and my portion and that all though my goal weight seems so far away God is accomplishing an even greater task of transforming my mind, and my heart to live more for his glory. I have also been counting my calories with the help of caloriecount.com. There was a time when I dreaded the thought of the discipline that goes into counting daily calories until I actually did it and realized it's really not that hard especially with websites geared towards that particular task.

I have also began a simple walking routine...22miles I have walked... in just15days...So amazing! I have been exercising to/with Leslie Sansone, Walk the Walk, videos. She is a believer that has been able to put together a great aerobic walk that is easy enough to follow but brisk enough that you really get a great workout.

A month ago I would have thought that I could never have walked 2miles a day but with God's strength and renewing of my mind, He has proved me wrong. I have a funny thought in my head... about the Song that says ..."I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more just to be the man that walked a 1000 miles to fall down at your door..."


I would love to be able to say that I walked 500 miles...at this rate i should be able to reach that goal in about 228more days, 19months.... which would take me take me 3months past reaching my goal weight of 153pds in July of 2012. That seems so far away, and the task, the discipline, so daunting but as a friend of mine once said "How do you eat an elephant? One chunk at a time." So likewise, how do I get from March of 2011- July of 2012 ...One day at time....With my Lord walking every step of the way with me...

I know that this will grow weary at times, I have already had my moments in the first 2weeks but I know that God is greater than my flesh, he is greater than me and he gives me the strength to glorify him in every aspect of my life.